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for every 6 girls on the softball team there are 9 boys on the baseball team if there are 50 students on both teams how many are girls

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key info-there are nine boys for every six girls on the softball team

9/6

9(3)=27. 6(3)18

18+27=45 5 more to go

if there is 50 students on each of the teams

9(5)=45
6(8)=48

As one can see,they both cannot multiply up to 50,but they round up.

A ratio shows us the number of times a number contains another number. The number of girls in the softball team is 24.

What is a Ratio?

A ratio shows us the number of times a number contains another number.


Given that, for every 6 girls on the softball team, there are 9 boys on the baseball team. Therefore, the ratio of girls to boys can be written as,

Girls in Softball team/Boys in baseball team = 6/9

Girls in Softball team/Boys in baseball team = 2/3

Now, let the number of girls be represented by 2x, while the number of boys be represented by 3x.

Also, given that there are 50 students on both teams. Therefore, the number of total players can be written as,

Total number of players = Girls + Boys

50 = 2x + 3x

x =10

Further, the number of the girls in the softball team can be written as,

Number of girls = 2x

                          = 2 × 12

                          = 24

Hence, the number of the girls in the softball team is 24.

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